Chapter
Free Mulattoes in Saint Domingue
07:28 - 11:18 (03:50)
Free mulattoes in Saint Domingue were able to accumulate wealth and power through the 1700s while they also formed a buffer between white slave owners and enslaved black people.
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In 1789, Saint-Domingue was home to half a million slaves, 32,000 Europeans, and about 24,000 free mulattoes or people of mixed African and European heritage, forming a buffer chunk of society between white people and enslaved black people.
07:28 - 09:29 (02:01)
Saint-Domingue
Summary
In 1789, Saint-Domingue was home to half a million slaves, 32,000 Europeans, and about 24,000 free mulattoes or people of mixed African and European heritage, forming a buffer chunk of society between white people and enslaved black people.
ChapterFree Mulattoes in Saint Domingue
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This podcast episode explores the complex dynamics of power and social status in slave societies in the Americas, including the interplay between white plantation owners, free mulattoes, and enslaved black people.
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Slavery
Summary
This podcast episode explores the complex dynamics of power and social status in slave societies in the Americas, including the interplay between white plantation owners, free mulattoes, and enslaved black people.